This wheel thrown Cornish Stripes Mug is made using a Cornish stoneware clay from the cliff tops of St Agnes, Cornwall. Its huggable shaped is formed on the wheel by hand & the real gold scalloped edge makes you feel a bit special whilst drinking your morning brew.

The mugs are thrown in small batches, allowed to dry until nearly leather hard before being trimmed, handles pulled and attached before hanging out in a box overnight to make friends with each other. The mugs are then allowed to dry for several days (this time can vary greatly depending on the weather!) before being fired in the kiln for its first firing which is called a 'bisque' firing. The mug at this point becomes hard and solid but also extremely fragile and porous. The bisqued pottery is then submerged in a lovely satin smooth glaze before the final journey back into the kiln for the glaze firing. During the glaze firing the pots reach incredibly high temperatures and shrink and pull together to make a wonderfully strong and functional pots, in this particular case a mug. Once glazed the gold lustre can be applied before returning to the kiln for the third and final time.

Made from local Cornish stoneware clay.
Individually hand thrown and decorated by Laura in her studio.
Each mug measures approximately 9cm high x 8cm wide and holds roughly 350ml (a satisfying mug).
Do not microwave as the gold lustre is a real metal.
The Gold will dull over time if the mug goes in the dishwasher- so that is entirely up to you.

I don't throw using rulers and gages as this would take all the fun out of throwing for me, so all of my mugs vary a little tiny bit but I have brilliant muscle memory so they look very very similar whilst being individual... just like each and everyone of us!

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Standard delivery: included
Receive it by 7th - 10th June

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